Williamsburg Honors Cinderella Betty Hasley Homecoming
Williamsburg crowds greet Mrs. William Hasley returning from New York. The Marcia club staged a reception with Cedar Rapids and WMT entertainers, praising her glamour and charm. Mrs. Hasley recalls meeting stars, plans a future trip, and notes she weighs 16 pounds less while continuing her diet.
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Williamsburg
William Hasley
New York
Betty
Mrs. Hasley
Marcia Club
Federated Women
Cooper Tells of Handcuff Punishment At Iowa Boys School
Supt. Fred N. Cooper of the Iowa Training School for Boys at Eldora confirms a 14 year old inmate, Danny Roy Leslie of Clinton, was handcuffed in confinement to cool temper and protect property. He defends the practice as rare and non punitive. Leslie lost about 15 pounds during confinement and was released May 7. Cooper rejects political uses of the case and asserts press access is allowed.
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Fred N. Cooper
Iowa Training School For Boys
Eldora
the Gazette
Cooper
Danny Roy Leslie
Clinton
Leslie
J. W. Robinson
Robinson
Iowa River rescue by UI athletes saves woman
Four University of Iowa athletes aided a young woman who fell or jumped into the Iowa River near the Iowa City campus. They retrieved her and performed artificial respiration. she was taken to University Hospital in shock. Police indicated it appeared a possible self-inflicted incident.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa River
University
Bill Quinlan
Clinton
Roger Kane
Chicago
Paul Fagerlind
Waterloo
Bob Clem
Cedar Rapids
University Hospital
Quinlan
Clem
31 Churches Share Methodist Youth Rally in Cedar Rapids
Special to The Gazette Cedar Rapids district Methodist youth from 31 churches attended a rally at the local church on Sunday. Bishop Charles W. Brashares spoke both sessions and consecrated a group of crusaders. About 300 registered for the event with ministers Floyd Hinshaw Carol Froning Ben Jones Jr Elizabeth Snyder and the Conrad Youth Fellowship among afternoon participants. Marshall town junior choir performed at the evening service. Lunch was provided by the W S C S with J E Pritchard hosting.
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Toledo
Cedar Rapids
Methodist Church
Charles W. Brashares
Bishop Brashares
Floyd Hinshaw
Carol Froning
la Porte City
Ben Jones, Jr
Tama
Elizabeth Snyder
Reinbeck
Conrad Youth Fellowship
Marshalltown
W.S.C.S
J. E. Pritchard
Measles Invade Hawkeye Trailer Town
Measles hit the University of Iowa trailer camp in Iowa City with exposure to over 100 young children. One case has been reported but all children are quarantined as a preventive measure. A hyper-immunization serum from the state health department will be given to prevent or lessen the illness. Most children are three years old or younger. only one attends school.
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Iowa City
Hawkeye Village
University of Iowa
M. E. Barles
University Departmen of Health
State Department of Health
Lansing May Trave Harbor Plan Seeks Federal Help
Lansing would receive a $39,700 small boat harbor if approved by Congress and the Army Engineers. The city would supply floating booms slips and non profit facilities while local interests provide rights of way and disposal areas. Gov. Blue endorsed the project. annual maintenance is estimated at $100 for a basin 600 by 300 feet. Community cost estimated at $2,400.
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Washington
Lansing
Senate Commerce Committee
Congress
Army Engineers
Robert D. Blue
War Department
Army
More Iowa Building Projects Approved
Des Moines AP reports 123 nonresidence construction applications approving a total of $2,080,938.94 by the Des Moines district committee. H. O. Parsons said the Civilian Production Administration official announced the actions.
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DES Moines
H. O. Parsons
Iowa
Civilian Production Administration
Cedar Rapids
Dorothy Herrington
Clifford O’brien
Iowa City
Etta E. Hanlon
A. Dicker
Johnson Realty Co
State Denied Cedar River Dam Case Rehearing
The U S Supreme Court refused to rehear the Cedar River dam case from the First Iowa Hydro Electric Cooperative. The court earlier ruled the Federal Power Commission erred in denying a license, despite Iowa not granting a state permit, saying this would give Iowa a veto over a federal project.
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Washington
U. S. Supreme Court
Iowa Hydro-Electric Cooperative
Supreme Court
Iowa
Federal Power Commission
Cedar River
Moscow
Muscatine
Cedar
FRC
Executive Council of
Wayne Nichols Set to Graduate From West Point
Wayne S. Nichols, son of Mr and Mrs Wayne C Nichols, is among 875 graduates at the U S Military Academy West Point. Cadet Nichols earned his appointment from Rep Thomas E Martin and will join 54 cadets commissioned into the army corps of engineers upon graduation June 4. He is a West Liberty high school alumnus who attended Grinnell College before West Point.
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West Liberty
Wayne S. Nichols
Wayne C. Nichols
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Nichols
Thomas E. Martin
Army Corps of Engineers
West Liberty High School
Grinnell College
West Point Class Sees Biggest Graduation To Date
The graduating class at West Point this year is the largest in academy history. Among the 16 Iowa natives, several athletes earned two major A’s in track activities.
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West Point
Iowa
Hunt urges renomination of Gov. Robert D. Blue
State Senator G. W. Hunt of Guttenberg told a Waterloo audience Monday that the party should renominate Gov. Robert D. Blue and that the state benefits from his re election. He argued incumbents should be denied renomination only if unfit or guilty of disqualifying conduct.
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Senator Hunt
Blue
Des Moines Plan Highlights Gop Primary Endorsement
In Des Moines State Rep X T Prentis backs Blue in Monday’s Iowa GOP primary saying Blue avoids impossible promises and has kept his word. Prentis argues the party needs a standard bearer reflecting welfare of the people and questions a new platform.
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Des Moines
X. T. Prentis
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